Patents by Inventor Traci Haut

Traci Haut has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Push-in suture anchor, insertion tool, and method for inserting a push-in suture anchor
    Patent number: 7320701
    Abstract: A toggling suture anchor, insertion tool, and method for anchoring at least one suture thread to a bone are provided. The toggling suture anchor is anchored by operation of the insertion tool, the suture anchor including a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a distal end, a proximal end, at least one eyelet hole to receive the suture thread, and at least one suture groove to provide a location to guide the suture thread while inserting the suture anchor into the bone; and at least one locking wing extending radially from the shaft, the locking wing being provided on one side of a first plane, the first plane including the longitudinal axis of the suture anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Linvatec Corporation
    Inventors: Traci Haut, Michael Francis Keane, Mark Paiste, William Reimels
  • Push-in suture anchor, insertion tool, and method for inserting a push-in suture anchor
    Publication number: 20040243178
    Abstract: A toggling suture anchor, insertion tool, and method for anchoring at least one suture thread to a bone are provided. The toggling suture anchor is anchored by operation of the insertion tool, the suture anchor including a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a distal end, a proximal end, at least one eyelet hole to receive the suture thread, and at least one suture groove to provide a location to guide the suture thread while inserting the suture anchor into the bone; and at least one locking wing extending radially from the shaft, the locking wing being provided on one side of a first plane, the first plane including the longitudinal axis of the suture anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Linvatec Corporation
    Inventors: Traci Haut, Michael Francis Keane, Mark Paiste, William Reimels